I realize that both are organizations within the sunni muslims, but are they independent or tied to each other either by beliefs or terrorism?

Sorry to say I do not know much about either to say for a fact that they are related or if they are related,whether the relation is belief or their terrosist activities.

The Taliban — Infoplease.com (http://www.infoplease.com/spot/taliban.html)
Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and the Islamic Stand - Reading Islam.com - Ask About Islam (http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE&cid=1123996016476)

Muslims should all be one
No alqaida or any of those organisations their up to
They by the media have made a very bad reputation for us muslims